Pulpo Negro: A Slice of Spain on Broad Street

Barcelona-born chef Andres Alemany and his wife Marie-Lou have spent more than a decade turning a Georgian townhouse on Broad Street into one of Hampshire's most celebrated restaurants, with a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand held since 2014.

From the pavement, 28 Broad Street looks like every other handsome Georgian frontage on Alresford's finest street. Step through the door on a Friday night and the illusion falls away. The open kitchen roars, the fire pit glows, the music is up and every table is talking at once. A MICHELIN inspector put it best: from outside it is a Hampshire market town, but step inside and you are in the heart of Spain. That is Pulpo Negro, and for more than ten years it has been the restaurant Alresford books for birthdays, anniversaries, first dates and any Saturday that needs a lift. The chef behind it...